Patents by Inventor Alexander Clyde Kirkwood

Alexander Clyde Kirkwood has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Manufacturing installation and processing operations
    Patent number: 6081231
    Abstract: The absolute position of a vehicle (V) transporting articles between sites (SS) at an installation, e.g. stations of a steel works, is determined by satellite navigation signal and logged on a CPU with a database to ensure that the intended articles (SR) are processed on different sites as required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Heckett Multiserv plc
    Inventors: Darrel Evans, Alexander Clyde Kirkwood